Easy Come, Easy Go
14th October 2015
In case you missed it, the latest bad news for the Affordable Care Act came via the New York Times this past weekend: Americans who signed up for coverage through the law are dropping their insurance at least in part because the plans are too expensive.
That’s why they call it the Affordable Care Act, because you can’t afford it. Public laws are always named the opposite of the effect that they have — witness No Child Left Behind, which actually means No Child Gets Ahead.